📬 Welcome to The Bubble!
The Bubble is a weekly English-language newsletter covering Spanish politics, economy, society, and culture. Published from Madrid since 2023, it is written by veteran journalists Ian Mount and Adrian Bono.
Every Thursday, The Bubble delivers an analysis of the week's most important events in Spain. Every Friday, it publishes a curated guide to the best things to do in Madrid that weekend.
The Bubble is free to subscribe and is read by members of the international community,
expatsimmigrants, diplomats, journalists, students, and anyone with a serious interest in understanding modern Spain.
🌎 The Bubble covers:
• Spanish politics — government, parliament, regional politics, elections, and the major political parties (PP, PSOE, Vox, Sumar, and others)
• Spain's economy — growth, inflation, unemployment, real estate, tourism, and the cost of living
• Social issues — immigration, housing, generational divides, gender politics, and Spain's changing identity
• Culture and lifestyle — food, sport, film, music, and the rhythms of daily life in Spain
• What's on in Madrid — concerts, exhibitions, theatre, food markets, and outdoor events every weekend
Each Thursday newsletter is published in both English and Spanish. The Friday Madrid guide is published in English.
🕒 We keep it short and simple. We value your time.
🪙 Support the The Bubble Newsletter
The Bubble offers a mix of free and paid content. Free subscribers have access to our weekly newsletter and weekly events guide in English. Paid subscribers get all that plus the weekly Thursday newsletter in Spanish, as well as our deep dive features and guides. We’d also like to note that paid subscriptions allow us to offer even more and better content, like more deeply reported features and our upcoming podcast. 🙏
Our basic subscription is €5/month or €30/year (we wanted to make it cheaper but Substack won’t let us set a monthly price below €5).
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👨🏻💻 Author Bios
Ian Mount, editor and co-founder
Ian Mount is a veteran journalist and author with 25 years of experience covering business, economics, and culture. He has written for the Financial Times, The New York Times, and New York Magazine, among others. He is the author of The Vineyard at the End of the World, selected for JPMorgan's exclusive summer reading list. Ian has also co-authored multiple bestsellers, including a Wall Street Journal hit with over 4 million copies sold and a New York Times bestseller in 2023. He is based in Madrid.
Adrian Bono, editor and co-founder
Adrian Bono is a multimedia journalist and media consultant specialising in politics and disinformation. He founded two online news outlets in the United States and Argentina, and served as Deputy Editor of The Buenos Aires Herald. He has reported on domestic and international politics for Infobae, and his analysis has appeared on the BBC, NPR, Al Jazeera, Monocle, and New York Magazine. He currently advises media and technology companies on strategy and public relations. He is based in Madrid.
